West Sussex · England
Small Dole External Mastic
We cover Small Dole for sealing brickwork movement joints, render, cladding and façade joints. Old material cut out, joints cleaned and sealed neatly and a one-year guarantee.
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Leaking joints around cladding and façade panels
- Old sealant gone brittle and cracked
How the job changes by surface
Render joints
Cracks along render joints let water in behind the coat. Resealing the joints early keeps water out and protects the render itself.
Copings and trims
A failed coping joint lets water into the top of the wall. Sealing them early saves the wall below.
About our external mastic in Small Dole
Getting the depth right is half the job. Backing rod controls how deep the sealant goes and keeps it off the back of the joint, so it bonds to the two sides only and can stretch. We work on brickwork movement joints, concrete & block and render & cladding joints, and people most often call us about weeds or debris growing in open joints and joints pointed up with cement by mistake.
External sealant needs dry, clean surfaces, so work around Small Dole is planned for dry weather. Let us know about access to every wall, plus any garages or outbuildings.
You’re covered for a year from the day we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email.
- Place
- Small Dole (BN5)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Guarantee
- One year on every job
- Quotes
- A clear quote up front
- Telephone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Small Dole
Also in Small Dole
Landlord and commercial work in Small Dole
Water getting past a failed joint can damage the building, which matters even more when someone else lives there. Keeping joints in good order is simple maintenance.
Mouldy or split sealant often shows up at the end of a tenancy, and it’s quick to put right between tenancies. We can quote for more than one property at once.
Walls and rooflines in Small Dole
The South East is one of the drier parts of the UK, but outside sealant still needs a dry, clean surface, so outdoor work is planned around the forecast. With historic houses such as Portslade Manor (about 4.8 miles south-east) nearby, there’s older building stock in the area around Small Dole as well as newer homes. Where a home is older, older walls and rooflines need a sealant that moves with them and suits the material.
Historic houses such as Portslade Manor, about 4.8 miles south-east, show how far back building around Small Dole goes.
Small Dole is about 5 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Our applicators cover external mastic for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Small Dole and the surrounding area. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Small Dole is one of them. We also work in Brighton, about 8 miles from Small Dole.
Every address in BN5 is covered for external mastic. External mastic is available to properties on Downsview, Tottington Drive and Orchard Close and the roads around them. We also cover Woodmancote (2 miles north-east), Henfield (2 miles north), Blackstone (2 miles north-east), Albourne (3 miles north-east) and High Cross (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north), Worthing (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Small Dole
We work in homes and buildings around Tottington Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham-By-Sea station, about 4.8 miles south. A little further out are Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south) and Steyning Museum (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Woods Mill and Truleigh Hill.
Small Dole questions
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Shoreham-By-Sea station?
Yes, we work for letting agents and landlords. Just ring 0345 464 0079 or email us and tell us about the property, and we’ll send you a clear quote.
Do you cover Small Dole for external mastic?
Yes, Small Dole is within the area we cover. Our work covers London and the South East. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and let us know what needs doing, and we will send you a clear quote.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on where the joints are. For work indoors, someone needs to let us in.
Do you work at height?
That depends on the building and the joints. Where joints can be reached safely, we’ll do them. Give us some details and we will confirm the access.
Will the old sealant be removed?
Yes. Sealing over the old bead is the commonest cause of early failure, and it’s something we never do.
Will there be a smell?
Possibly a little. It fades as the sealant cures, and ventilation helps.
Can you seal over the old sealant?
No, and we never do. It can look neat for a few weeks, but the new layer lifts away from the old one. Removing the old sealant completely is the only lasting way.
Can you quote for more than one area?
Yes. Just list everything you need.
When to call us in Small Dole
Buildings move more than people expect. Clay bricks expand slightly over their life, concrete and block shrink, and everything moves with temperature and wet. All of that ends up in the joint sealant.
It’s worth asking for a quote if you see:
- Sealant that has lost its bond to the brick or render
- Movement joints with cracked, split or missing sealant
- Gaps where render, brick and frames meet
- Plants rooting in failed movement joints
Letting a property close to Shoreham-By-Sea station? Then outside joints that have cracked can let damp into a rental, so check them between lets.
Before you book anyone
- When the joint can take water or movement
- What insurance they hold
- How the colour is chosen
- What guarantee comes with the work
What happens if it’s left?
Pointing a movement joint with mortar might seem a neat fix, but it stops the joint moving. The wall then cracks somewhere else. A flexible sealant over backing rod is what the joint needs. Where a wall is exposed, as many are in small places like Small Dole, wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
The cost depends on the size of the job, how hard the old material is to remove and how easy the joints are to reach. You’ll have a clear quote before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Colour picked to suit the job
- Fully insured
- Neat joints and a tidy finish
- 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews
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Aftercare tips
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Keep soil, plants and ivy away from the joints
- Never let anyone fill a movement joint with mortar
- Wash walls gently around the sealant
- Leave the joints unpainted unless we have said otherwise
Don’t paint over the new sealant unless we’ve said the product is paintable. Many exterior sealants are not designed to be painted.
If you can see gaps, plants or bare sections in a joint, have it checked. Earlier resealing means a smaller job and a better result.
Can I do it myself?
Some sealant jobs are within reach of a careful DIYer, like a short, easy-to-reach joint indoors. The common mistakes are sealing over old sealant, sealing a damp joint and using far too much.
If you’re set on DIY, put the effort into preparation: take out all the old sealant, make sure the joint is clean and dry, and give it the full cure time. If it fails, we can still redo it.
How it works
Every visit runs the same way: we check the joints, protect the area around them, do the work and tidy away. Most jobs take a few hours to a few days, depending on the length of joint and the access. Somewhere as small as Small Dole, access is often the only tricky part. If the job is outside, mention outbuildings, exposed walls and how to reach them.
- Each joint is checked and the colour of the new sealant agreed.
- Failed sealant is removed back to clean, sound faces.
- Closed-cell backing rod is pushed in so the sealant bonds to two sides only.
- Primer is applied wherever the sealant needs it.
- A low-modulus exterior sealant is gunned in and tooled to a neat finish.
How to prepare
- Where the joints are inside, avoid wetting them before we arrive
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Mention if the joints have been sealed before
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: let us know the job and the location, and roughly how big it is. Photos by email help us understand the job.